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kissa3

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Elves starting weapons suck.
« on: June 04, 2011, 09:30:58 am »

That is all.
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Greyejoy

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Re: Elves starting weapons suck.
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2011, 09:33:26 am »

That's why you find some weak bandit with better weapons than you and beat him in the skull with your wood until he dies. Then you have a nice metal weapon combined with natural Elvish speed and agility.
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kissa3

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Re: Elves starting weapons suck.
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2011, 09:54:54 am »

Yes, i assaulted a dwarf bandit camp of 18. Ran for the swordsman, caved hes skull in with my leg, and slaughtered the others. But the starting weapons DO NOTHING. My fist is more effective than a Oaken battle axe.
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Re: Elves starting weapons suck.
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2011, 10:58:57 am »

Stealing others' weapons is half the fun anyway. But this is why elves would all die out in world gen if not for their numbers. Unless the weapons available to civs aren't taken into account.

Are they?
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Re: Elves starting weapons suck.
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2011, 11:17:26 am »

I wonder if elfs not trying to attack the feared camel has anything to do with it
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Re: Elves starting weapons suck.
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2011, 11:30:12 am »

Just buy some better weapons. Most shopkeeper will give you a bronze short sword or spear for your wooden toy plus one or two socks.
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« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2011, 03:57:47 pm »

If you're strong enough you should be able to just wrestle away an enemy's weapon. Grab it with an empty hand, then use advanced interactions (shift-I) to gain posession of it (it'll be highlighted in red).
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Re: Elves starting weapons suck.
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2011, 05:54:50 pm »

Grab the first best body part at hand and go crazy.
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Re: Elves starting weapons suck.
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2011, 06:14:34 pm »

Kill a small creature with your bare hands, then use its corpse to kill everything you see.

You do extra damage that way.

Honest.
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« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2011, 07:39:59 pm »

Kill a small creature whale with your bare hands, then use its corpse to kill everything you see.

FTFY.

Eye-gouging fluffy bunnies until Legendary +++ Wrestler so you can insta-disarm everyone is my typical game.
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